Busan vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$1331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2784
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$427
$721
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$1296
🍽️ Food expenses
$440
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$93.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2577
$892
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
72
92
😀 Quality of life
92
72
🏙️ Population
3.45M
9.21M

The cost of living in Busan is 17% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 4938th and 4418th ($1108 vs $1331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 5th in South Korea and Mexico, respectively. Check South Korea vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Busan compared to 0.7 months in Mexico City. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 150th and 3317th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Mexico City

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Busan Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.02
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.67
$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.25
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.89
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.87
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$278
$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$752
$1819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.5
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.23%
11.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8888
$3569
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7037
$2491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$5.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.1
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$2.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.25
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.34
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.66
$5.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.9
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$427
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13429
$11015

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$975
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1039
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1084
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1008
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$913
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1038
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1076
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$934
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$984
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$937
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1001
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1097
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1064
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1062
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1008
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$933
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1024
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$991
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$994
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$949
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$934
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1016
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$980
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$925
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$929
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$957
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$973
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$831
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1081
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$1005
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$908
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$950
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$942
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$955
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$939
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$936
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$923
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$913
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$959
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$981

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$908
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$932
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$898
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$942
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$777
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$869
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$962
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$818
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$904
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$851
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$938
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$868
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$926
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$819
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$842
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$977
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$717
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$914
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$905
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$998
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$912
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$936
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$981
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1184
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$875
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$724
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$860
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$764
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$858
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$873
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$846
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$875
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$894
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$784
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$643
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1491
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$893
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$896
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$860
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1030